Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis
Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 8.4k research works in it since 1950. 5.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in structural engineering and materials science, including concrete and steel structures, acoustic emission testing, railway bridge assessment, geotechnical engineering, structural health monitoring, nondestructive testing, and building information modelling. The papers explore advancements in construction materials, design methodologies, and evaluation techniques for ensuring the safety and durability of civil infrastructure.
- Concrete Structures
- Acoustic Emission
- Railway Bridges
- Steel Construction
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Bridge Design
- Material Properties
- Nondestructive Testing
- Building Information Modelling
- Research works
- 8.4k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 419 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -52% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis research?
By volume, Poland and Germany publish the most (271 and 107 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Poland 271 works
- 2 Germany 107 works
- 3 China 81 works
- 4 United States 29 works
- 5 Indonesia 20 works
- 6 Russia 19 works
- 7 Czechia 18 works
- 8 United Kingdom 16 works
- 9 India 16 works
- 10 Ukraine 14 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Wrocław University of Science and Technology publishes the most Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis research, followed by Silesian University of Technology and Warsaw University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyPoland 39 works
- 2 Silesian University of TechnologyPoland 26 works
- 3 Warsaw University of TechnologyPoland 16 works
- 4 Poznań University of TechnologyPoland 15 works
- 5 AGH University of KrakowPoland 9 works
- 6 Gdańsk University of TechnologyPoland 9 works
- 7 Rzeszów University of TechnologyPoland 9 works
- 8 Technische Universität DresdenGermany 8 works
- 9 Bialystok University of TechnologyPoland 8 works
- 10 Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland 7 works
Who are the leading researchers in Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis include Ben Young.
- 1 Ben Young Hong Kong 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Warsaw (Poland), Wrocław (Poland), Gliwice (Poland) and Krakow (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gliwice, Wrocław and Warsaw.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GliwicePL · 26.3 works124×
- WrocławPL · 43.8 works78×
- WarsawPL · 56.4 works24×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, AGH University of Krakow, Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Silesian University of Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGH University of KrakowPoland | 53.8 | 3.5% | 32.4× | 9 | +93.3% |
| 2 | Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyPoland | 38.4 | 0.0% | 311.7× | 39 | +60.8% |
| 3 | Silesian University of TechnologyPoland | 34.3 | 0.0% | 136.6× | 26 | +85.9% |
| 4 | Gdańsk University of TechnologyPoland | 25.9 | 0.0% | 75.2× | 9 | +92.0% |
| 5 | Warsaw University of TechnologyPoland | 23.3 | 0.0% | 80.4× | 16 | +70.6% |
| 6 | Poznań University of TechnologyPoland | 22.9 | 0.0% | 132.5× | 15 | +79.4% |
| 7 | Technische Universität DresdenGermany | 16.8 | 1.0% | 24.3× | 8 | -32.2% |
| 8 | Rzeszów University of TechnologyPoland | 15.5 | 0.0% | 128.8× | 9 | +89.5% |
| 9 | Bialystok University of TechnologyPoland | 10.8 | 0.0% | 155.7× | 8 | +49.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 52% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.